Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

A scientific observatory managed the largest Portuguese astronomy research unit.

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.